Canada Housing Starts

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

279.2

Units In

Thousand units

244.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 17, 2025

Time to Release

30 Days 16 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
333.28 Mar 2021	90.7 Aug 1982	193.81 Thousand units	1977-2025	Canada Mortgage And Housing Corporation

In Canada, a housing start is defined as the beginning of construction work on the building where the dwelling unit will be located. This can be described in 2 ways: usually, the stage when the concrete has been poured for the whole of the footing around the structure; or an equivalent stage where a basement will not be part of the structure.

Latest Updates

Housing starts in Canada jumped 14% to 279,234 units in September 2025 from 244,543 in August, surpassing market expectations of 255,000. Urban housing starts in centres with populations above 10,000 rose 16% to an annual rate of 254,345 units, while rural starts were estimated at 24,889 units. The six-month moving average increased 4.1% to 277,147 units.